Sector(s)

Team Members

jigish.addweb, mr.ashishjain, saurabh.dhariwal, pinesh, pooja.addweb

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Organizations Involved

Community contributions

  • Adhered to Drupal coding standards and best practices
  • Leveraged Drupal core migration tools instead of proprietary solutions
  • Reduced technical debt by replacing unsupported Drupal 7 modules
  • Delivered a maintainable Drupal 10 architecture aligned with community guidelines

 

Ikointl (International Kiteboarding Organization) is a global non-profit organization established in 2001. It supports a worldwide kiteboarding community with over 600,000 registered users, 5,000 certified instructors, and 350+ affiliated centers across more than 60 countries.

The organization relied on a Drupal 7 website to manage certifications, courses, user accounts, and community resources. With Drupal 7 reaching end-of-life, Ikointl required a structured migration to a supported Drupal version that could scale with its growing user base and evolving digital offerings.

 

About the project

Goals
  • Migrate the website from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 before end-of-life
  • Preserve all critical content, users, and historical data
  • Improve site performance and backend maintainability
  • Support commerce features for courses, credits, and merchandise
Requirements
  • A phased migration approach to reduce risk
  • Audit and replacement of deprecated Drupal 7 modules
  • Validation of content, user accounts, and permissions post-migration
  • Minimal downtime during transition
Outcome
  • Successful migration to Drupal 10 with all essential content and users retained
  • Streamlined content architecture by removing unused legacy content
  • Improved editorial and administrative workflows
  • A stable, maintainable platform aligned with Drupal’s current standards

Why Drupal was chosen


Drupal was retained as the platform due to:

  • Its ability to handle complex, structured content models (courses, certifications, centers)
  • Strong user and permission management for large communities
  • Built-in multilingual capabilities supporting a global audience
  • A mature migration framework suitable for enterprise-scale upgrades
  • Long-term support and stability through Drupal 10
     

Drupal 10 provided a modernized codebase, improved performance, and reduced technical debt compared to Drupal 7.

IKOINTL: Bringing People Together for Better Kiteboarding

Technical Specifications

Drupal version:

Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen

 

  • Drupal Core Migration API – Used to migrate nodes, users, taxonomy, and custom content entities
  • User and Role Management (Core) – Managing community members, instructors, and administrators
  • Stripe Integration – Secure payments for courses, credits, and merchandise
  • Multilingual Modules (Core) – Supporting Ikointl’s international user base
  • Custom Content Types and Views – Courses, certifications, centers, shops, and user dashboards
  • Azure Cognitive Services API – Integrated for intelligent processing and decision support
  • Webforms with Moderation – Managing and filtering community inquiries

Custom theming was implemented to maintain brand consistency while following Drupal 10 theming best practices.

IKOINTL: Bringing People Together for Better Kiteboarding
IKOINTL: Bringing People Together for Better Kiteboarding
IKOINTL: Bringing People Together for Better Kiteboarding